January 1 Aleksandr Popov swims world record 100m free style (47.83) January 1 Carquest Bowl 4: Boston College beats Virginia, 32-13 January 1 "Flying Karamzov Brothers" closes at Helen Hayes New York City after 50 performances January 1 "Grand Night after Singing" closes at Criterion New York City after 52 performances January 1 Howard Stern's New Year's Eve Beauty Pageant January 1 International Year of Family January 1 Jacobs Field opens with "Gateway's New Year's Eve Countdown to '94" January 1 Microsoft CEO Bill Gates (38) marries Melinda French (29) January 1 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect January 2 "Abe Lincoln in Illinois" closes at Beaumont New York City after 40 performances January 2 Battles between army and rebellious indians in South Mexico, kill 57 January 2 "Shakespeare after My Father" closes at Helen Hayes New York City after 266 perf January 3 100s killed in Venezuela in prison revolt January 3 35-foot-tall Chief Wahoo, trademark of Indians on top of Stadium since 1962, is taken down, to be moved to Jacob's Field January 3 "Gray's Anatomy" closes at Beaumont Theater New York City after 13 performances January 3 Tupolev-154M crashes at Irkutsk, Siberia: 122 killed January 4 10th largest wrestling crowd (58,000-Tokyo Dome) January 5 Aleksandr Popov swims world record 100m free style (47.82) January 5 Yat Weiju swims world record 100m butterfly stroke (58.71) January 5 Zhong Weiju swims world record 25m pool record (58.71) January 6 Dow-Jones hits record 3803.88 January 6 "Government Inspector" opens at Lyceum Theater New York City for 37 performances January 6 Ice skater Nancy Kerrigan is attacked by Tonya Harding's bodyguard January 6 Yat Weiju swims world record 50m butterfly stroke (26.44) January 6 Zhong Weiju swims world record 25m pool (26.44) January 7 South Africa beat Australia in the Sydney Test by 5 runs January 7 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Tonya Harding January 7 United Express commuter plane crashes in Ohio, killing 5 January 8 Rintje Ritsma skates world record 1500m (1:51.60) January 8 Russian manned space craft TM-18, launches into orbit January 8 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Davis January 9 14th United Negro College Fund raises $11,000,000 January 9 Gunda Niemann skates world record (167.282 pts) January 9 Rintje Ritsma skates world record (156.201 points) January 10 Ukraine says it will give up world's 3rd largest nuclear arsenal January 10 Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan agrees to abolish trade tariffs January 11 Hyderabad score 6 for 944 against Andhra Pradesh in Ranji Trophy January 11 Irish government announces end of a 20-year broadcasting ban on IRA January 12 Malcolm X's daughter arrested for plotting Louis Farrakham's murder January 12 Steve Carlton (Phillies) elected to Baseball Hall of Fame January 13 Italian government of Ciampi resigns January 13 Tonya Harding's bodyguard, Shawn Eric Eckardt and Derrick Brian Smith arrested and charged with conspiracy in attack of skater Nancy Kerrigan January 14 Inna Lassovskaya triple-jumps ladies world record (14.61m) January 14 Kathleen Kinmont files for divorce from Lorenzo Lamas January 14 Russian manned space craft TM-17, lands January 15 15th ACE Cable Awards: HBO wins 34 awards, Showtime wins 10 January 15 Hague motorist with .51% alcohol in blood, breaks Dutch record (.47%) January 15 Queen Elizabeth falls off her horse and breaks her left wrist January 16 Scott skates world record 1000m (1:12.54) January 17 6.6 Earthquake hits Los Angeles killing 60, $30B in damage January 17 Liz Taylor released from the hospital after hip treatment January 19 -20 degrees F (-29 degrees C) (5:32 AM) coldest day ever recorded in Cleveland Ohio January 19 -36 degrees F (-38 degrees C) in New Whiteland, Indiana (state record) January 21 Dow Jones passes 3900 (record 3,914.20) January 21 Lorena Bobbitt found temporarily insane of chopping off spouse's penis January 22 45th NHL All-Star Game: East beat West 9-8 at New York Rangers January 22 5.5 earthquake strikes Sumatra January 22 51st Golden Globes: Schlinder's List, Steven Speilberg January 22 East beats West 9-8 in 45th NHL All Star Game at MSG in New York City January 23 Bernie Kosar is 2nd quarterback to throw TD passes in AFC and NFC Champ games January 23 Worldwide Day for peace in Bosnia-Hercegovina January 24 Dow Jones closes above 3,900 for 1st time (3,914.48) January 25 Accused of molesting a 13-year-old boy, Michael Jackson settles a civil lawsuit out of court January 25 Australia beat South Africa 2-1 to win the World Series Cup January 25 Mine fire at Asansol India, kills 55 January 25 U.S. space probe Clementine launched January 27 Carlos Reina succeeds President Callejas in Honduras January 27 "No Man's Land" opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 61 performances January 27 Romanian social-democrats form government with anti-Semites January 28 Actress Lorraine Bracco (39) weds actor Edward James Olmos (46) January 28 Helicopter crashes into office building in San Jose, California, 1 dead January 28 Inna Lassovskaja jumps ladies world record (14.78m) January 30 68th Australian Women's Tennis Open: S Graf beats A S Vicario (60 62) January 30 82nd Australian Mens Tennis: Pete Sampras beats Todd Martin (76 64 64) January 30 Dan Jansen skates world record 500m (35.76) January 30 Kapil Dev equals Richard Hadlee's world record of 431 Test wkts January 30 Superbowl XXVIII: Dallas Cowboys beat Buffalo Bills, 30-13 in Atlanta Superbowl MVP: Emmitt Smith, Dallas, RB January 31 Barcelona opera theater "Gran Teatro del Liceo" burns down January 31 Dow Jones hits a record 3,978.36 February 1 Irina Privalova runs world record 50m indoor (6.03 sec) February 1 Large meteorite falls near Kusaie, Pacific Ocean February 3 Actor Jean-Claude van Damme (32) weds Darcy Lapier (28) in Bangkok February 3 "Les Miserables," opens at Kallang Theatre, Singapore February 3 President Bill Clinton lifts U.S. trade embargo against Vietnam February 3 STS-60 (Discovery) launches into orbit February 4 10th Soap Opera Digest Awards - Days of Our Live wins February 4 20 die in armed assault on mosque in Khartum, Sudan February 4 Merlene Ottey runs world record 50 m indoor (6.00 sec) February 4 Russian team beats ladies world record 4x800 m indoor (8:18.71) February 5 Medgar Evers' murderer Byron De La Beckwith sentenced to life, in Jackson Miss, 30 years after the crime February 5 "Where On Earth Is Carmen San Diego," debuts on Fox TV February 6 Dawn Coe-Jones wins LPGA Healthsouth Palm Beach Golf Classic February 6 "Government Inspector" closes at Lyceum Theater New York City after 37 performances February 6 Jose Maria Figueres elected president of Costa Rica February 6 Leonid Voloshin triple jumps world record 17.77m February 6 Martti Ahtisaari elected president of Finland February 6 NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 17-3 February 7 21st American Music Award: Whitney Houston wins February 7 Howard Stern stops a would-be jumper on the George Washington Bridge February 7 Jim Nabors undergoes a liver transplant February 8 Jack Nicholson uses a golf club to attack a car February 8 Kapil Dev sets world record for Test Cricket wickets with 432 February 8 Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee charge with possession of loaded firearm February 9 Israeli minister Shimon Perez signs accord with PLO's Arafat February 11 Lu Parker, (South Carolina), crowned 43rd Miss USA February 11 Space shuttle STS-60 (Discovery 18), lands February 12 17th Winter Olympic games opens in Lillehammer, Norway February 12 20th century premiere of 6 restored Haydn-sonatas in Boston February 12 Edvard Munch's painting "The Cry" stolen (in Oslo) February 12 Inna Lassovskaya jumps world record 14.90m February 12 Model Anna Nicole Smith hospitalized for drug overdose February 13 44th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 127-118 at Minneapolis February 13 Inna Lassovskaya jumps world record 14.9m February 13 Johann Olav Koss skates world record 5000m 6:34,96 February 13 Ship disaster near Ranong Thailand, kills 200 February 14 Alexander Golubev skates Olympic record 500m (36.33) February 14 Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia (51) weds Deborah Koons February 15 U.S. asks Aristide to adopt a peace plan from Haiti February 16 6.5 earthquake strikes SE Sumatra, kills 200 February 16 Johann Olav Koss skates world record 1500m (1:51.29) February 16 Premier Alfonso Bustamente ends government in Peru February 18 Actor Joe Pantoliano (41) weds model Nancy Sheppard (31) February 18 Dan Jansen skates world record 1000m (1:12.43) February 18 Shreveport Pirates join CFL as 4th U.S. team February 19 Marta Figueras-Dotti wins Cup o' Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open February 20 3 Afghans take 70 Pakistani children hostage February 20 Johann Olav Koss skates world record 10 km (13:30.55) February 20 Pope John Paul II demands juristic discrimination of homosexuals February 22 "Les Miserables," opens at Chunichi Theatre, Nagoya February 23 Indians owner Richard Jacobs announces he will pay $10 million to name baseball field (Jacobs Field) at Gateway (becomes official 3/23) February 24 Scoreboard is unveiled at new Cleveland Indians' park (Jacobs Field) February 25 Israeli extremist Baruch Goldstein massacres 30 Palestinians in Hebron February 25 Peruvian Yak-40 crashes into mountain near Tingo Maria, kills 31 February 25 Phil Rizzuto elected to Baseball Hall of Fame February 26 Actor Dolph Lundgren (34) weds Anette Qviberg in Stockholm February 26 St. Louis Blues beat Ottawa Senators 11-1 February 27 17th Winter Olympic games closes in Lillehammer, Norway February 27 Maronite church near Beirut bombed, 10 killed February 28 Brady Law, imposing a wait-period to buy a hand-gun, went into effect March 1 36th Grammy Awards: I Will Always Love You, Toni Braxton wins March 1 Martti Ahtisaari inaugurated as president of Finland March 1 Senate rejectes a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution March 2 Branch Davidian cult leader David Koresh promises to surrender if taped statement is broadcasted, it is, but he doesn't March 2 Miami begins a latin walk of fame, 1st star for Gloria Estefan March 2 William Huston Natcher, Representative-D-Kentucky, casts his 18,401 and last consecutive vote March 3 "Damn Yankees" opens at Marquis Theater New York City for 510 performances March 3 IRS investigates Darryl Strawberry March 3 "Philoktetes Variations," with Ron Vawter, premieres in Brussels March 4 4 Arab terrorist founded guilty of bombing the World Trade Center March 4 Space shuttle STS-62 (Columbia 16), launches into orbit March 5 Dottie Mochrie wins Chrysler-Plymouth Tournament of Golf Championship March 5 Largest milkshake (1,955 gallons of chocolate-Nelspruit South Africa) March 5 PBA National Championship won by David Traber March 5 Singer Grace Slick arrested for pointing a gun at a cop March 6 Colin Jackson runs world record 60m hurdles indoor (7.30 sec) March 6 United Arab Emirates beat Kenya by 2 wickets to win ICC Trophy March 7 8th American Comedy Award: Carrot Top wins March 7 ANC chief Nelson Mandela rejects demand by white right-wingers for separate homeland in South Africa March 7 Charles Taylor resigns as President of Liberia March 7 David Platt appointed captain of English football team March 7 U.S. Navy issues 1st permanent order assigning women on combat ship March 8 20th People's Choice Awards March 8 B737 collides with Ilyushin-86 in New Dehli, at least 8 killed March 8 Defense Department announces smoking ban in workplaces March 8 Train accident at Pinetown, Natal kills 47 March 9 IRA launch 1st of 3 mortar attacks on London's Heathrow Airport March 10 1 million Greeks attend Melina Mercouri's funeral March 11 Eduardo Frei succeeds Patricio Aylwin as president of Chile March 12 Church of England ordains 1st 33 women priests March 13 33.3% of Austria votes for ultra-right FP March 13 Cuba Godding, Jr. (26) weds Sara Kapfer (26) March 13 Donna Andrews wins LPGA Ping Welch's Golf Championship March 13 Oil tank/airship crash at Bosporus (huge fire/15+ killed) March 13 President Mangope of Bophuthaswana deposed March 14 Mexican banker/billionaire Alfredo Harp Helu kidnapped March 14 Soyuz TM-21 launches with V Dezyurov, G Strekalov and N Thagard March 15 8th Soul Train Music Awards: Toni Braxton, Whitney Houston win March 15 Experts from AL certify Indian's Jacobs Field is properly lit March 16 Moravcik forms Slovakia government March 17 Iran transport aircraft crashes in Azerbaijan, 32 killed March 17 It is announced there is no smoking in Cleveland Indians new ballpark March 17 "Little More Magic" opens at Belasco Theater New York City for 30 performances March 18 South Africa Goldstone committee reveals existence of secret police March 18 Space shuttle STS-62 (Columbia 16), lands March 18 Zsa Zsa Gabor files for bankruptcy March 19 2500 kilograms of cocaine intercepted in Zeewolde Netherlands March 19 Lara scores 167 for WI vs. England at Georgetown March 19 Largest omelet (1,383 ft) made with 160,000 eggs in Yokohama Japan March 19 New Jersey Devils club record 41st win of the season March 20 14th Golden Raspberry Awards: Indecent Proposal wins March 20 Brett Hart wins WWF championship at Wrestlemania X March 20 "Cyrano - The Musical" closes at Neil Simon New York City after 137 performances March 20 El Salvador's 1st President election following 12-year-old civil war March 20 "Flowering Peach" opens at Lyceum Theater New York City for 41 performances March 20 Laura Davies wins LPGA Standard Register Ping Golf Tournament March 20 Mashonaland U-24 beat Matabeleland on 1st inn to win Logan Cup March 20 "No Man's Land" closes at Criterion Theater New York City after 61 performances March 20 Wrestlemania X at MSG NY, Bret Hart pins Yokozuna March 20 Zulu-king Goodwill Zwelithini founds realm in South Africa March 21 66th Academy Awards - "Schindler's List," Tom Hanks and Holly Hunter win March 21 Anne P. Sidamon-Eristoff named chairwoman of Museum of National History March 21 Dudley Moore arrested for hitting girlfriend March 21 Wayne Gretzky ties Gordie Howe's NHL record of 801 goals March 22 Dutch Ambassador to U.S. christens a new tulip (the Hillary Clinton) March 22 Mark Foster swims world record 50m butterfly (23.68 sec) March 22 South African Government/ANC take power in Ciskei homeland March 22 Soyuz TM-21 lands March 23 Amy Fisher's lover Joey Buttafuoco is released from jail March 23 F-16 collides with C-130 Hercules above AFB in North Carolina, 120 die March 23 Graeme Obree bicycles world record 10 km (11:28) March 23 Howard Stern formally announces his Libertarian run for New York governor March 23 Joey Buttafuoco, released from jail after 4 months and 9 days March 23 Last day of Test cricket for Kapil Dev March 23 Richard Jacobs buys naming rights to Indians new ball park at Gateway for $13.8 million (renamed Jacobs Field) March 23 Russian Airbus A-310 crashes in Siberia (74-75 killed) March 23 Wayne Gretzky sets NHL record with 802 goals scored March 24 "Carousel" opens at Beaumont Theater New York City for 322 performances March 24 Robert F Kennedy, Jr. divorces Emily Black March 24 "Song of Jacob Zulu" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City for 53 performances March 25 Gunda Niemann skates ladies world record 3 km (4:09.32) March 25 Yasunori Miyabe skates world record 1000 m (1:12.37) March 26 Bonnie Blair skates world record 500 m ladies (38.99 sec) March 26 Gunda Niemann skates un-official world record 10 km ladies (14:22.60) March 26 Gunda Niemann skates world record 5 km ladies (7:03.26) March 26 Talk show hostess Ricki Lake weds Rob Sussman March 26 Yuka Sato of Japan wins world figure skating championship in Tokyo March 27 23rd Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Donna Andrews March 27 Church in Piedmont Alabama collapses in tornado, 19 killed March 27 Ice Dance Championship at Chiba Japan won by Gritschuk and Platov (RUS) March 27 Ice Pairs Championship at Chiba won by Shishkova/Vadim Naumov (RUS) March 27 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Chiba won by Yuka Sato (JPN) March 27 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Chiba won by Elvis Stojko (CAN) March 27 Radio personality Rush Limbaugh weds wife #3, Marta Fitzgerald March 28 Armed Zulus demonstrate in Johannesburg, over 53 killed March 28 Italy's right-wing alliance under Silvio Berlusconi wins election March 29 Coach Jimmy Johnson quits Dallas Cowboys March 29 Last day of Test cricket for Allan Border March 29 Serbs and Croats signed a cease-fire to end the war in Croatia March 30 ABC Masters Tournament won by Hobo Boothe March 30 Bombay beat Bengal by 8 wickets to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy March 30 England Cricket all out for 46 at Port-of-Spain March 31 James Farentino pleads no contest to stalking ex-girl Tina Sinatra March 31 Walkway from Cleveland's Tower City to Jacobs Field officially opens April 1 Bob Feller Statue on Indians Plaza, dedicated April 2 1st exhibition game played at Jacobs Field, Pirates beat Indians, 6-4 April 3 13th NCAA Women Basketball Championship: North Carolina beats Louisiana Tech 60-59 April 3 1st roster of Silver Bullets, all-female pro baseball team, announced April 3 6th Seniors Golf Tradition: Ray Floyd April 4 1st game played at Jacobs Field, Indians beat Mariners 4-3 in 11 inn April 4 56th NCAA Men's Basketball Champion: Arkansas Razorbacks beats Duke 76-72 April 4 Cubs Karl "Tuffy" Rhodes, hit 3 home runs in 1993 hits 3 home runs on opening April 4 KLM Saab 340B crashes at Schiphol, 3 killed April 4 Largest Opening Day crowd at Yankee Stadium, 56,706 April 4 Los Angeles Dodger Darryl Strawberry begins substance abuse treatment April 4 Netscape Communications founded as Mosaic Communications April 4 Tony Curtis undergoes heart-bypass surgery April 5 "Jackie Mason Politically Incorrect" opens at Golden New York City for 347 performances April 5 Miami Heat beat New York Knicks ending 15 game NBA winning streak April 6 1st scheduled Indians night game at Jacobs Field is rained out April 6 Chuck Jones found guilty of breaking into Marla Maples home April 6 Liberal Supreme Court Justice Blackmun (Roe vs. Wade) resigns April 6 Palestinian suicide bomber kills 7 Israelis and himself April 6 Rockwell B-1B Lancers break 11 world speed records April 7 1st night game at Cleveland's Jacobs Field, Indians 6 Seattle 2 April 7 "Medea" opens at Longacre Theater New York City for 82 performances April 7 New York Yankees beat Texas Rangers 18-6 April 7 Shannen Doherty files for divorce from Ashley Hamilton April 7 Singer Percy Sledge pleads guilty to tax evasion April 8 Atlanta Brave Kent Mercker no-hits Dodgers, 6-0 April 8 Darryl Strawberry enters Betty Ford clinic April 8 Japans premier Morihiro Hosokawa resigns April 8 Smoking banned in Pentagon and all U.S. military bases April 9 BPAA U.S. Open by Justin Hromek April 9 Singer Wayne Newton (52) weds attorney Kathleen McCrone (30) April 9 STS-59, Endeavour, launches into orbit April 10 58th Golf Masters Championship: Jose M Olazabal wins, shooting a 279 April 10 "Les Miserables," opens at Hiten Theatre, Osaka April 13 President guard at Kigali Rwanda, chops 1,200 church members to death April 13 United Arab Emirates' 1st official ODI, losing to India April 14 Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley announces plans to divorce April 14 Branch Davidian cult leader David Koresh promises to surrender after completion of his Seven Seals manuscript April 14 Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis operated on for a bleeding ulcer April 14 New Jersey Devils end best regular season, 47-25-12 record for 106 points April 14 U.S. F-15 accidentally shoots 2 U.S. helicopters down over Iraq, 26 die April 15 Indians loses 1st game at Jacobs Field, Kansas City wins 2-1 April 15 Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (21 days after his divorce) weds Mary Richardson April 15 WMMS-FM's Jeff and Flash, and entire station staff, are fired April 16 Circus performers Marissa Young (24) and Matt Richardson (21) wed April 16 Singer Harry Connick, Jr. (26) weds model Jill Goodare (30) April 17 55th PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Lee Trevino wins April 17 Aruba government of Oduber falls April 17 Jennie Garth weds Dan Clark April 17 "Little More Magic" closes at Belasco Theater New York City after 30 performances April 17 "Twilight - Los Angeles 1992" opens at Cort Theater New York City for 72 performances April 17 Val Skinner wins LPGA Atlanta Women's Golf Championship April 18 23rd Boston Women's Marathon won by Uta Pippig of Germany in 2:21:45 April 18 98th Boston Marathon won by Cosmas Ndeti of Kenya in 2:07:15 April 18 Arsenio Hall announces he will end his show in May 1994 April 18 "Beauty and the Beast" opens at Palace Theater New York City April 18 Brian Lara scores 375 for WI vs England to beat Sobers' record April 18 Cricketer Brian Lara hits 375 runs on 1 day (world record) April 18 Former President Nixon suffered a stroke and dies 4 days later April 18 Lebanon drops relations with Iran April 18 Roseanne Barr Arnold files for divorce from Tom Arnold April 18 STS-59 (Endeavour) lands April 19 15th Emmy Sports Award presentation April 19 Graeme Obree bicycles world record 10km (11:25.88) April 19 Inkatha ends boycott of South African multi-racial election April 19 Rodney King award $3,800,000 in compensation of police beating April 19 Supreme Court outlaws excluding people from juries because of gender April 20 Danny Harold Rolling, sentenced to death in Florida, for killing 5 April 20 Serbian army bombs hospital in Goradze Bosnia, 47 killed April 20 Sohail and Inzamam make world record ODI partnership of 263 April 20 Space shuttle STS-59 (Endeavour 6), lands April 21 Eddie Murray sets record for switch hit home runs in a games (11 times) April 21 "Picnic" opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 45 performances April 21 Serbian army bombs distress clinic in Goradze Bosnia, 28 killed April 22 7,000 Tutsi's slaughtered in stadium of Kibuye Rwanda April 22 Borge Ousland reaches North pole April 22 Ice skater Tonya Harding sues ex-husband Jeff Gillooly for $42,500 April 22 In Denmark the largest lollipop, weighing 3,011 pounds, made April 22 Michael Moorer beats Evander Holyfield in 12 for heavywgt boxing title April 22 Schelto Patijn appointed mayor of Amsterdam April 23 Army shoots to death 23-40 fishermen in Gonaives Haiti April 23 General Tire World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Norm Duke April 23 Libertarian party nominates Howard Stern for Governor of New York April 24 Actress Kelly Preston (26) weds actor Lou Diamond Phillips (32) April 24 Armando Calderon Sol wins El Salvador presidential election April 24 Bomb attack in center of Johannesburg, 9 killed April 24 "Broken Glass" opens at Booth Theater New York City for 73 performances April 24 David Robinson scores ties 7th highest total in the NBA - 71 April 24 "Flowering Peach" closes at Lyceum Theater New York City after 41 performances April 24 New York Rangers sweep New York Islanders in NHL playoffs April 25 14" of snow in Southern California April 25 Bomb attack on taxi stand in Johannesburg, 10 killed April 25 Fishing boat with school children capsize at Lanaka Syria, 46 killed April 25 King Azlan Shah of Malaysia resigns April 25 Mexican businessman and billionaire Angel Losada kidnap April 25 Tsutomu Hata elected premier of Japan April 26 1st multi-racial election in South Africa begins [3 days] Dr. Nomaza Paintin is 1st black South African to vote April 26 26.9 degrees C in Prestebakke Norway (Norwegian April high temp record) April 26 Mad About You actress Leila Kenzel (33) weds Neil Monaco (34) April 26 Taiwan Airbus A-300 crashes at Nagoya Japan, 262 killed April 27 29.0 degrees C in Genevad, Sweden (Swedish April high temperature record) April 27 7th longest NHL game: New Jersey Devils beat Buffalo Sabres (125 minutes 43 seconds) April 27 Graeme Obree bicycles world record time (52,713 km) April 27 "Inspector Calls" opens at Royale Theater New York City for 454 performances April 27 President Nixon buried in Nixon Library in California April 27 Twins righty Scott Erickson no-hits Brewers 6-0 April 28 1st multi-racial election in South Africa ends [3 days] April 28 Aldrich Ames, former CIA officer and wife Rosario plead guilty to spying April 28 Freddy Thielemans sworn in as mayor of Brussels Belgium April 28 Lisa Marie Presley separates from Danny Keough April 29 Ferry boat smashes into Mombasa Harbor Kenya, kills over 300 April 29 Israel and PLO sign economic accord April 30 Soccer great Pele (53) weds psychologist Assiria Seixas Lemos (36) May 1 Charles Kuralt, retires as CBS newsman May 1 "My Fair Lady" closes at Virginia Theater New York City after 165 performances May 1 "Rise and Fall of Little Voice" opens at Neil Simon New York City for 9 performances May 1 Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Sprint Senior Challenge Golf Tournament May 1 Sherri Steinhauer wins LPGA Sprint Golf Championship May 1 Tornado and hail storms hit Jiangxi China, 95 killed May 2 Bus crashes into a tree at Gdansk Poland, 30 killed May 2 Dr. Kervokian found innocent on assisting suicides May 2 Michael Bolton found plagurized Isley Bros "Love is Wonderful Thing" May 3 29th Academy of Country Music Awards: Garth Brooks wins May 3 D66/Dutch Liberal Party win Dutch 2nd Parliamentary election May 3 U.S. space probe Clementine launched May 4 Arsenal wins 34th Europe Cup II May 4 Courtney Love cleared of drug charges May 5 Labour beats Conservatives in British local elections May 5 North-Yemen air force bombs Aden South Yemen May 5 "Sally Marrand Her Escorts" opens at Helen Hayes New York City for 50 performances May 6 Chunnel linking England and France officially opens May 6 Comedian Bobcat Goldthwait sets fire to the couch on Tonight Show May 6 House passes the assault weapons ban May 6 Lennox Lewis TKOs Phil Jackson in 8 for heavyweight boxing title May 6 Nelson Mandela and his ANC, finally confirmed winners in South Africa May 7 120th Kentucky Derby: Chris McCarron on Go For Gin wins in 2:03.6 May 7 Denver Nuggets become NBA's 1st #8 seed to beat a #1 seed (Seattle) May 7 Edvard Munchs painting "The Scream" recovered 3 months after stolen May 7 Gary Hart's girlfriend Donna Rice (36) weds Jack Hughes (42) May 7 Matlock actor Daniel Roebuck (30) weds Kelly Durst (24) May 8 500th commentary by Andy Rooney on 60 Minutes May 8 Colorado Silver Bullets (all-female pro baseball team) 1st game May 8 Ernesto Perez Balladares elected president of Panama May 8 Jose Maria Figueres becomes president of Costa Rica May 8 Laura Davies wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic May 8 President Clinton announces U.S. will no longer repatriate boat people May 8 "Rise and Fall of Little Voice" closes at Neil Simon New York City after 9 performances May 9 Mass murderer Joel Rifkind found guilty in New York May 9 "Passion" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City for 280 performances May 10 Barbra Striesand's begins 1st concert tour in 30 years May 10 "Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public" opens at Lunt-Font New York City for 16 per May 10 Drew Barrymore (19) files for divorce from Jeremy Thomas (31) May 10 Nelson Mandela sworn in as South Africa's 1st black president May 10 Silvio Berlusconi forms Italian government with 5 neo-fascists May 11 6 white racists sentenced to death in South Africa May 11 "Grease," opens at Eugene O' Neill Theater New York City for 1,503 performances May 11 Inter Milan wins 23rd UEFA Cup May 11 "Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult," released in France May 12 WIBC Bowling Queens won by Anne Marie Duggan May 13 Indians, begin a 18 home game hoome win streak at Jacobs Field May 14 Dave Winfield passes Frank Robinson for 12th on RBI list with 1,617 May 14 FA cup final at Wembley Stadium London May 14 Mayflower Madame Sydney Biddle Barrows (42) weds Darnay Hoffman (46) May 15 40th McDonald's LPGA Championship won by Laura Davies May 16 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Orlando, Florida on WTKS 104.1 FM May 16 Jacqueline Onassis admitted to the hospital for cancer treatment May 16 Joaquin Balaguer (86) elected president of Dominican Republic May 16 Tennis star Jennifer Capriati arrested on possession of marijuana May 17 Bakili Muluzi's UDF wins Malawi presidents/parliamentary election May 18 AC Milan wins Europe Cup 1: 4-0 against Barcelona May 18 Israel withdraws from the Gaza Strip May 18 Tropical Butterfly Garden at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo opens May 19 Final Episode of LA Law after 8 year run May 19 Omar Sharif suffers a mild heart attack May 19 Tennis star Jennifer Capriati (18), checks into a drug rehab center May 20 Bobcat Goldthwait charged with misdemeanors for fire on Tonight Show May 20 Miss India (Sushmita Sen) selected Miss Universe May 20 Sony Theaters and Cineplex (New York City) hike movie ticket prices to $8.00 May 21 120th Preakness: Pat Day aboard Tabasco Cat wins in 1:56.4 May 21 "Best Little Whorehouse" closes at Lunt-Fontanne New York City after 16 performances May 21 Burger King spokesman Dan Cortese (26) weds Dee Dee Hemby (26) May 21 Country singer Trisha Yearwood (29) weds Robert Reynolds (32) May 21 Reds bat out of order against Dodgers in 2nd inning May 21 South Yemen secedes from Yemen May 21 Sushmita Sen, 18, of India, crowned 43rd Miss Universe May 22 Elaine Crosby wins LPGA Lady Keystone Golf Open May 22 Toronto NBA franchise unveils name "Raptors" and logo May 23 270 pilgrims dies in bustle round Mina Saudi-Arabia May 23 Roman Herzog elected president of Germany May 23 Star Trek The Next Generation, finale airs this week in syndication May 24 Poison singer Bret Michaels gets into a car crash May 25 Emmy 21st Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci not nominated May 26 Michael Jackson (35) weds Elvis' daughter Lisa Marie Presley (26) May 27 Alexander Solzhenitsyn returned to Russia after 20 years in exile May 27 Final broadcast of Arsenio Hall talk show May 27 Flintstones live action movie opens in theaters May 27 Larry King ended his radio show May 27 Radio conservative Rush Limbaugh (43) weds Marta Fitzgerald (35) May 28 "Cafe American," last airs on NBC-TV May 28 Twin's Dave Winfield passes Rod Carew into 15th hit list (3,054) May 29 Al Unser, Jr. wins 78th Indianapolis 500 in 3:06:29.006 (255.89 kph) May 29 Beth Daniel wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic May 29 Great comet-iceball seen above North sea May 29 Hungary's Socialist Party wins parliamentary election May 29 "Joseph and the Amazing" closes at Minskoff Theater New York City after 223 performances May 29 Patty Sheehan wins J C Penney/LPGA Skins Golf Game May 29 "Picnic" closes at Criterion Theater New York City after 45 performances May 31 Padres scores 13 in 2nd vs Pirates June 1 FX Channel, Cable Network, debuts June 1 General H Norman Schwarzkopf released from hospital after prostate surgery June 1 Guns n Roses drummer Matthew Sorum files to divorce Kai June 2 67th National Spelling Bee: Ned Andrews wins spelling antediluvian June 2 Chinook helicopter crashes in North Scotland, 29 killed June 2 Indonesian censors ban Steven Spielberg's "Schindler's List" June 2 Sharon Stone files $12m suit against her jeweler June 3 5.9 earthquake/floods SE Java, 150+ killed June 3 Pearl Jam rocker Eddie Vedder (29) weds Beth Liebling (27) June 3 WIIZ (98.7) FM goes off the air June 4 Haile Gebre Selassie runs world record 5 km (12:56.96) June 5 64th French Mens Tennis: S Bruguera beats A Berasategui (63 75 26 61) June 5 64th French Womens Tennis: A Sanchez Vicario beats M Pierce (64 64) June 5 7th Children's Miracle Network Telethon June 5 Beth Daniel wins LPGA Oldsmobile Golf Classic June 5 "Gray's Anatomy" opens at Beaumont Theater New York City for 8 performances June 6 28th Music City News Country Awards: Alan Jackson and Ray Stevens June 6 6.0 earthquake/avalanche destroys Toez Colombia, about 1000 killed June 6 Brian Lara scores 501 not out for Warwickshire vs Durham June 6 CD-councillor H Selhorst arrested for hard-drugs trade June 6 Cricketer Brian Lara hits record 501 not out/390 runs in 1 day June 6 Tupolev-154M crashes at Xian China, 160 killed June 6 Warwickshire score 4 for 810 declared against Durham June 7 A's outfielder Rickey Henderson steals his 1,100th career base June 8 7.8 earthquake strikes North Bolivia June 9 5.6 earthquake strikes South-Mexico June 9 Angolan plane bombs school in Waku Kungo (89 killed) June 10 Biggest European clock ever (9100 kg/(237) 2.5 m) at Aarle-Rixtel June 10 China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC June 10 Jennifer Capriati, tennis ace, checks out of drug abuse clinic June 11 126th Belmont: Pat Day aboard Tabasco Cat wins in 2:26.8 June 11 Cbox is 39'115 long, 20'85 wide, and 8' high in Jacksonville, Florida Largest popcorn container is 6,619.76 cubic feet full of popped corn June 11 Drunken officer shoots 7 people dead in Falun Sweden June 11 "Meet The Flintstones" by The BC 52's peaks to #33 June 11 Moshood Abiola becomes President of Nigeria June 12 48th Tony Awards: Angels in America: Perestroika and Passion win June 12 Cab Calloway suffered massive stroke at his home in White Plaines NY June 12 Liselotte Neumann wins Minnesota LPGA Golf Classic June 12 Pope John Paul II visits Spain June 13 Chicago Cub 2nd baseman Ryne Sandberg, retires due to poor play, he forfeits $15.7 million of his $25 million contract June 13 Don Mattingly plays 1st base 1,469 game for Yankees (2nd most) June 14 Stanley Cup: New York Rangers beat Vancouver Canucks, 4 games to 3 June 15 Disney's "Lion King," opens in theaters with $42 million June 15 New York Giants cut quarterback Phil Simms June 15 Ruth Bader Ginsburg, sworn in as Supreme Court Justice June 16 Martin Brodeur becomes 1st Devil to win Calder Trophy June 17 1994 World Cup soccer match begin, Germany vs Bolivia in Chicago June 17 O.J. Simpson doesn't turn himself in on murder charges, Los Angeles police chase his Ford Bronco for 1 hours, eventually gives up June 18 Aleksander Popov swims world record 100m free style (48.21 sec) June 18 Gay Games open in New York City June 18 U.S. ties Switzerland 1-1 in their 1st game of 1994 soccer World Cup June 19 94th U.S. Golf Open: Ernie Els shoots a 279 at Oakmont CC in Oakmont Pa June 19 Ernesto Samper elected president of Colombia June 19 Lisa Kiggens wins LPGA Rochester International Golf Tournament June 19 "Sally Marrand Her Escorts" closes at Helen Hayes New York City after 50 performances June 19 "She Loves Me" closes at Atkinson Theater New York City after 294 performances June 19 Tigers tie record of hitting home runs in 25th consecutive games June 19 "Twilight - Los Angeles 1992" closes at Cort New York City after 72 performances June 20 Bomb attack on Islamic temple in Mashad Iran, 70 killed June 20 Ernie Els win's 1994 Golf U.S. Open June 20 Howard Stern begins 30-minute (Radio) TV show on E! cable network June 20 O. J. Simpson arraigned on murder of Nicole Simpson and Ronald Goldman June 21 Steffi Graf becomes 1st defending tennis champ to lose in 1st round of a major tournament (Wimbledon to Lorrie McNeal) June 22 48th NBA Championship: Houston Rockets beat New York Knicks, 4 games to 3 June 22 Ken Griffey, Jr. breaks Ruth's record for most home runs by end of June (31) June 22 Mets reliever John Franco sets lefty save mark at 253 June 22 U.S. beats Colombia 2-1 in 1994 soccer world cup (1st win since 1950) June 23 Replay shows A's Bobby Witt beat KC's Gagne to 1st in 6th but ump Gary Cedarstrom calls him safe, runing Witt's perfect game June 23 South Africa reclaims its seat in U.N. June 24 1st French "all news" TV, LCI, begins broadcasting June 24 Jeff Bagwell of Astros is 28th to hit 2 home runs in an inning June 24 Sally Fields files for divorce from 2nd husband Alan Greisman June 25 1,500th goal in Soccer World Cup history scored by Caceres of Argentina June 25 105 degrees F (40.5 degrees C) at Albuquerque, New Mexico June 25 111 degrees F (43.9 degrees C) at El Paso, Texas June 25 Cleveland Indians 18 game home win streak ends to Yankees 11-6 June 25 Gay Games close in New York City June 25 Japanese premier Tsutomu Hata resigns June 26 104 degrees F (40 degrees C) at Denver Colorado June 26 107 degrees F (41.6 degrees C) at Albuquerque New Mexico June 26 112 degrees F (44.4 degrees C) at El Paso Texas June 26 122 degrees F (50 degrees C) at Laughlin Nevada June 26 126 degrees F (52.2 degrees C) in Death Valley California June 26 Actor Brandon Cruz (32) weds Elizabeth Finkelstein (26) June 26 Air Ivory Fokker's-27 crashes at Abidjan (16 killed/1 lives) June 26 "Broken Glass" closes at Booth Theater New York City after 73 performances June 26 Donna Andrews wins ShopRite LPGA Golf Classic June 26 Kirby Puckett pass Rod Carew with 2,088 hit as Twin's top hit leader June 26 "Medea" closes at Longacre Theater New York City after 82 performances June 26 PLO-leader Yasser Arafat returns to Gaza after 27 years June 26 U.S. loses to Romania 1-0 in 1994 soccer world cup June 27 118 degrees F (47.8 degrees C) at Lakewood, New Mexico June 27 12th Seniors Players Golf Championship: Dave Stockton June 27 "Gray's Anatomy" closes at Beaumont Theater New York City after 8 performances June 27 N.Y. Daily News increases prices to 50 cents June 28 New York Met Pitcher Dwight Gooden suspended for 60 days due to drug charges June 29 Socialist, Tomiichi Murayama, elected premier of Japan June 29 U.S. reopens Guantanamo Naval Base to process refugees June 30 Airbus A330 crash at Toulouse France, 7 killed June 30 Giants outfielder Darren Lewis errors after record 392 flawless games June 30 Pre-trial hearings open in LA against OJ Simpson June 30 U.S. Ice Skating Federation bars Tonya Harding for life July 1 Fokker's-28 crashes at Tidjikja, Mauritania (94 killed) July 1 Roman Herzog sworn in as German president July 1 Soyuz TM-19 launches July 1 Yassar Arafat returns to Gaza strip July 2 101st Wimbledon Womens Tennis: C Martinez beats Navratilova (64 36 63) July 2 37 dies in U.S. Air DC-9 crash in NC July 2 John Wayne Bobbitt and Kristina Elliot arrested for domestic battery July 2 Richard Johnson takes 10-45 for Middlesex against Derbyshire July 2 U.S. Air DC-9 crash in North Carolina, 37 killed July 3 108th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: P Sampras beats G Ivanisevic (76 76 60) July 3 15th U.S. Seniors Golf Open: Simon Hobday July 3 30 die in 3 fatal auto accidents in Texas July 3 Romania eliminates Argentina 3-2 in soccer world cup July 3 Tammie Green wins Youngstown-Warren LPGA Golf Classic July 4 Russian manned space craft TM-18, lands July 4 Rwandese Patriot Front occupies Kigali July 4 U.S. loses to Brazil 1-0 in 1994 World Cup quarter finals July 5 Boxer Buster Douglas comes out of a diabetic coma July 5 U.S. changes refugee policy, by sending Haitian boat people back July 6 Irina Privalova runs 100m European Record (10.77) July 6 Lerou Burrell runs world record 100m (9.85) July 6 Shreveport Pirates 1st CFL game (vs Ottawa) July 7 Actress Diane Lane files for divorce from Christopher Lambert July 7 "Les Miserables," opens at Imperial Theatre, Tokyo July 7 North Yemenite troops occupy Aden July 8 Preliminary trial rules there is enough evidence to try O. J. Simpson July 8 Sonia O'Sullivan runs female 2K world record (5:25.36) July 8 Space shuttle STS-65 (Columbia 17), launches July 8 St. Maarten "Godfather" Claude Wathey sentenced to 1 years July 9 11,000th home run in New York Yankees history, Matt Nokes July 9 Sonia O'Sullivan runs world record 2k (5:25.36) July 9 Soyuz TM-19 lands July 10 Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian weds Debbie Leavitt July 10 Fred Norris, from the Howard Stern Show, marries Allison Furman July 10 "Hedda Gabler" opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 33 performances July 10 Kelly Robbins wins Jamie Farr Toledo Golf Classic by Owens-Corning July 10 Nepal premier Girija Prasadkoirala resigns July 10 Sonia O'Sullivan runs female world record 2K (5:25.36) July 12 65th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 7-8 at 3 Rivers Stad, Pitts July 12 All star MVP: Fred McGriff (Atlanta Braves) July 12 Nomination hearings for Steven Breyer for supreme court justice begins July 13 Jeff Gillooly sentenced to 2 years for attack on Nancy Kerrigan July 13 O. J. Simpson, charged with murder, gives hair samples for testing July 14 Gas explosion at old age home in Milan, 27 killed July 15 Gyula Horn sworn in as premier of Hungary July 15 Israel and Jordan agree to talks in Washington D.C. on July 25th July 15 Sonia O'Sullivan runs 3K (8:21.64) July 16 1st parts of Comet Shoemaker-Levy hits Jupiter (until July 22nd) July 16 3 tenors-Placid Domingo, Luciano Parvoti, Jose Carreras, perform in Los Angeles July 16 Anna Nicole Smith (26) weds billionaire J. Howard Marshall II (89) July 16 Baseball Night in America premieres, no Saturday day games July 16 Comet Shoemaker-Levy collides with Jupiter July 16 Shreveport Pirates 1st CFL home game (vs Toronto Argonauts) July 16 "Sisters Rosensweig" closes at Barrymore Theater New York City after 556 performances July 16 Spanish fishing boats sink a French fishing boat over fishing rights July 16 Sweden shuts out Bulgaria 4-0, to finish 3rd in the World Cup July 17 123rd British Golf Open: Nick Price shoots a 268 at Turnberry Scotland July 17 Beth Daniel wins LPGA JAL Big Apple Golf Classic July 17 Brazil beats Italy in a shoot out, for their 4th soccer world cup July 17 French youngster (4) becomes Buddhist Lama Tulkou Kalou Rinpoche July 17 Hulk Hogan beats Ric Flair to win WCW wrestling championship July 18 Bomb attack on Jewish center AMIA in Buenos Aires, 86 killed July 18 Comet Shoemaker-Levy collides with Jupiter July 18 Court upholds NBA salary cap and draft rights July 18 Cranberries' Dolores O'Riordan, 22, weds Don Burton, 32 July 18 Crayola announces introduction of scented crayons July 18 Houston Astros tie NL comeback record, trailing 10-0, beat Cards 15-12 July 18 New York Jets sign USA soccer goalkeeper Tony Miola as a place kicker July 19 1st game ever cancelled at Seattle Kingdome (falling tiles) July 19 Bomb explosion in Alas Airlines at Colon, Panama, 21 killed July 19 Leonid Kvetjsma sworn in as Ukraine president July 20 Major parts of Comet Shoemaker-Levy hit Jupiter (July 16th-22nd) July 20 O. J. Simpson offers $500,000 reward for evidence of ex-wife's klller July 22 23rd and last part of Comet Shoemaker-Levy hit Jupiter, since July 16th July 22 Doc Gooden admitted to Betty Ford Center July 22 Mariners play Red Sox as home team at Fenway, as Kingdome is repaired July 22 Military coup in Gambia: President Dawda Jawara flees July 22 O. J. Simpson pleads "Absolutely 100% Not Guilty" of murder July 22 William Sigei runs world record 10k (26:52.53) July 23 All 40,000 ceiling tiles in Kingdome must be replaced July 23 Amy Osmond, of Utah, 17, crowned America's Junior Miss July 23 Dancer Gene Kelly suffers a mild stroke July 23 Don Mattingly becomes 6th New York Yankee to get 2,000 hits July 23 Goodwill Games open in St. Petersburg July 23 Longest baseball rain delay (3:39) as Giants beat Mets 4-2 in New York City July 23 Space shuttle STS-65: Columbia 17, lands after record 14 days 55 minutes July 24 32nd Tennis Fed Cup: Spain beats USA in Frankfurt Germany (3-0) July 24 49th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Patty Sheehan July 24 Asociacon de Estados del Caribe (AEC) forms July 24 Bodo kills 37 Moslems in Bashbari NE India July 24 Miguel Indurain wins Tour de France July 25 Jordan and Israeli end 46 year state of war July 26 Cambodia's Red Khmer surprise attack on train, kills 13 July 26 Turkish air force bombs Kurds, struggle in Iraq, 70 killed July 28 Baseball players decide to strike on Aug 12, 1994 July 28 Last steel beam is placed on Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame July 28 Texas Ranger Kenny Rogers pitches baseball's 12th perfect game July 29 200,000 Moslems demand death to feminist Taslima Nasrin July 29 Corrupt Italian ex-premier Craxi gets 8 year jail sentenced July 29 H Emans Arubaanse Peoples Party wins parliamentary election July 29 India army kills 27 Moslem militants July 29 Parliamentary election in Aruba July 30 Record 103.8 degrees F (39.9 degrees C) in Preschen Lausitz Germany July 31 102.7 degrees F (39.3 degrees C) in Pleschen, East-Germany July 31 28th Curtis Cup: Draw, 9-9 July 31 Arcen Limburg averages 71.6 degrees F (22.0 degrees C) in July: record July 31 Helen Alfredss wins LPGA Ping Welch's Golf Championship July 31 Netherlands averages 21.4 degrees C; their warmest July since 1783 July 31 Phil Rizzuto (Yankees) and Steve Carlton enter the Hall of Fame July 31 Sergei Bubka ploe vaults his 35th world record (6.14 m) July 31 Stockholms avgs 21.5 degrees C; their warmest July since 1855 July 31 U.N. votes 12-0 (2 abstentions) to authorize use of force against Haiti August 1 99.9 degrees F (37.7 degrees C) in Berlin-Dahlem: record August 1 The Rolling Stones begin Voodoo Lounge world tour August 1 Train crash in Havana Cuba, 6 killed August 2 Congressional hearings begin on White Water August 2 Explosion in lead/zinc mine in Guangxi China, 120+ killed August 2 New York Supreme Court refuses Howard Stern's non financial disclosure August 2 Noureddine Morceli runs world record 3000m (7:25.11) August 3 102.4 degrees F (39.1 degrees C) in Tokyo Japan: record August 3 1st Jordanian plane to fly over Israeli airspace (King Hussein pilot) August 4 Dwingeloo 1, near milky way system, discovered August 4 Howard Stern drops out of New York gubernatorial race August 4 Truck carrying millions of bees overturns on New York parkway August 5 Antonov-12 crash down at Boda, East-Siberia, 47 killed August 5 Rocker Billy Idol admitted to the hospital after drug overdose August 6 Algerian Moslem fundamentalists threaten school/Universities August 7 1st telephone link between Israel and Jordan August 7 Carolyn Hill wins McCall's LPGA Golf Classic at Stratton Mountain August 7 Ernesto Samper sworn in as president of Colombia August 7 "Hedda Gabler" closes at Criterion Theater New York City after 33 performances August 9 Phil Rizzuto Hall of Fame Night August 9 Stanley Betrian put in charge of Curacao August 10 Last British troops leave Hong Kong (been there since Sept 1841) August 11 Joao B "Nino" Vieira elected President of Guinee-Bissau August 12 1st NFL game on Fox network (exhibition - San Francisco vs Denver) August 12 Members of the Major League Baseball Players Association strike August 12 Panic in church of Brazzaville: 142 killed August 12 Stephen G. Breyer, sworn in as Supreme Court Justice August 13 Train crash in Tbilisi Georgia, 24 killed August 14 76th PGA Championship: Nick Price shoots a 269 at Southern Hills Tulsa August 14 Doc Gooden leaves Betty Ford Center August 14 Liselotte Neumann wins LPGA Weetabix Women's British Golf Open August 14 Maggie Will wins Children's Medical Center LPGA Golf Classic August 15 South African President Nelson Mandela receives Anne Frank Penning August 15 Terrorist, Carlos the Jackal, captured in Khartoum, Sudan August 16 Chandrika Kumaratungo's party wins Sri Lanka elections August 16 Shauna Gambill, 17, of California, crowned 12th Miss Teen USA August 17 Lesotho king Letsie II fires premier Ntsu Mokhehle August 17 New York Central park reservior officially named after Jackie Kennedy Onasis August 18 5.6 earthquake in Algeria, kills 171 August 20 109.8 degrees F (43.2 degrees C) in Cordoba, Spain August 20 Archbishop Quarracino wants all homosexuals to leave Argentina August 20 Ferry boat sinks at Chandpur Bangladesh, 300-350 killed August 21 Ernesto Zedillo wins Mexican presidential election August 21 Jane Geddes wins LPGA Chicago Golf Challenge August 21 Royal Air Maroc ATR-42 crash down at Agadir, 44 killed August 21 Typhoon Fred ravages Chinese county Zhejiang, 700+ killed August 22 DNA testing links O. J. Simpson to murder of Nicole Simpson and Ron Goldman August 22 Wim Cook government forms in Netherlands August 24 Israel and PLO initialed accord giving autonomy to Palestinians in West Bank in education, health, taxation, social welfare and tourism August 24 Kieren Perkins swims world record 1500m free style (14:41.66) August 24 Kieren Perkins swims world record 800m free style (7:46.00) August 27 "Laughter on the 23rd Floor" closes at R Rodgers New York City after 320 performances August 28 1st Japanese gay pride parade August 28 22nd du Maurier Golf Classic: Martha Nause August 28 94th U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Tiger Woods August 30 Gund Arena in Cleveland opens August 30 Largest U.S. Tennis Open single session (total) 23,618 August 31 Last Russian soldiers leave Estonia and Latvia August 31 Northern Ireland Sinn Fein proclaims ceases-fire September 2 Miguel Indurain bicycles world record time (53,040 km) September 3 Circulation of Netherlands Telegraph/News of the Day reaches 800,000 September 4 Bulgarian government of Berov falls September 4 Cleveland Browns is 1st team in NFL to score a 2-point conversion September 4 Kansai International airport officially opens September 5 Barb Mucha wins LPGA State Farm Rail Golf Classic September 5 Jerry Lewis' 29th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $47,100,000 September 5 Jingyi Le swims world record 100m women's freestyle (54.01 sec) September 5 Kirgizie government resigns September 5 SF 49'er Jerry Rice catches NFL record 127th touchdown pass September 6 11th MTV Awards: Aerosmith, Lisa Marie and Michael Jackson win September 6 Actor Jackson Pinckney awarded $487,000 for being partially blinded by Jean-Claude Van Damme during filming of "Cyborg" September 6 Franziska van Almsick swims female record 200m freestyle (1:56.78) September 6 Tom Dolan swims world record 400m medley (4:12.30) September 7 Jingyi Le/Ying Shan/Ying Le/Bin Lu swimming 4x100 freestyle (3:37.91) September 8 Last U.S., British and French troops leave West-Berlin September 8 Man shoots another man on IRT #4 train at Grand Central Station September 8 MTV awards feature newlyweds Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley September 8 "Philadelphia, Here I Come" opens at Criterion New York City for 52 performances September 8 U.S. Air Boeing 737 crashes at Pittsburgh Airport, killing all 132 on board September 9 Space shuttle STS-64 (Discovery 20), launches into orbit September 9 Tu-22 crashes into Aeroflot Tu-134a at Zhukovsky, 7 killed September 10 108th U.S. Womens Tennis: Aranxta S Vicario beats Steffi Graf (16 76 64) September 10 Chong Hey swims female record 400m medley (4:01.67)/100m backstroke September 11 114th U.S. Mens Tennis: Andre Agassi beats Michael Stich (61 76 75) September 11 46th Emmy Awards: Fraiser, Picket Fences and Kelsey Grammer wins September 11 Jingyi Le swims female world record 50m freestyle September 11 Missie McGeorge wins Ping-Cellular One LPGA Golf Championship September 12 Cessna crashes in White House front yard September 12 Country singer George Jones undergoes triple bypass surgery September 12 Parti Quebecois wins parliamentary election September 13 George Burns, undergoes surgery to drain fluid from his brain September 13 Space probe Ulyssus passes south pole of Sun September 14 All 28 baseball owners vote to cancel rest of 1994 season September 15 Dennis Richardson sworn in as head of St. Maarten September 15 Moslem fundamentalists kidnap and behead 16 citizens in Algeria September 15 "Sound of Motown," premieres in Rotterdam September 16 Fire Department puts out smokey electrical fire in White House September 17 Andy Waller out handled the ball for Mashonaland CD vs. Mash U24 September 17 Heather Whitestone, 21, (Ala), crowned 68th Miss America 1995 September 17 Princess Christina separates September 18 1st Presidents Golf Cup: U.S. beats International team 20-12 at Robert Jones Va September 18 Austrian conservative Vice President wins elections/extreme right gets 18.5% September 18 Deb Richard wins LPGA SAFECO Golf Classic September 18 Ken Burn's "Baseball" premieres on PBS September 18 Sweden social-democratic SPD wins parliamentary election September 19 3000 U.S. militia lands on Haiti September 19 Swedish government of Bildt resigns September 20 Space shuttle STS-64 (Discovery 20), lands September 21 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Ft. Lauderdale / Miami, Florida on WBGG 105.9 FM September 22 Rasmussen government in Denmark, resigns September 23 Pinatubo volcano in Philippines erupts, kills at least 14 September 24 Parliamentary election in Ukraine September 25 Oliver McCall TKOs Lennox Lewis in 2 for heavyweight boxing title September 26 Estonia government of Laar flees September 28 "Baseball" TV Miniseries last airs on PBS September 28 "Cats" 5,000th Broadway performance (joins Chorus Line and Oh! Calcutta!) September 28 "Ed Wood" premieres September 28 Ferry boat Estonia capsize and sinks in East Sea, 909 killed September 29 1st phase of O. J. Simpson murder trial jury selection ends (304 chosen) September 29 House votes to end lobbyists buying meals and entertainment for Congress September 29 Pointer Sisters receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame September 30 NHL goes on strike September 30 Space shuttle STS-68 (Endeavour 7), launches into orbit September 30 Sylvestre Ntibantunganya elected president of Burundi September 30 Vladimir Meciars HZDDS wins Slovakia parliamentary election October 1 Boon completes his 19th Test century (114 vs. Pak, Karachi) October 1 Liselotte Neumann wins LPGA GHP Heartland Golf Classic October 1 South African President Nelson Mandela visits U.S. October 1 Stanley Betrian sworn in as leader of Curaeao October 2 Pakistan defeat Australia by one wicket in Karachi Test October 2 "Show Boat," opens at Gershwin Theater New York City October 3 Fernando Henrique Cardoso elected president of Brazil October 3 Gary Larson, announces he is retiring from doing "Far Side" cartoon October 4 7.9 earthquake strikes Koerilen, flood kills 18+ October 4 Keith Moore is charged with stealing $5,000,000 from Sting October 4 Soyuz TM-20 launches October 5 28th Country Music Association Award October 5 52 members of Zonnetempel, murdered October 6 Ben Mokoena becomes 1st black mayor of Middelburg South Africa October 6 European Campaign against Racism confers in Austria October 7 China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC October 7 Faud Guliyev appointed premier of Azerbijan October 7 Ingvar Carlsson forms Swedish government October 7 Lu Bin swims female 200m medley world record (2:11.57) October 8 BPAA U.S. Women's Bowling Open won by Aleta Sill October 9 Darmstadt creates element 110 October 10 Lieutenant-General Raoul Cedras resigns as dictator of Haiti October 10 MPAA chief Jack Valenti holds meeting to determine new movie ratings October 10 New York Giants retire Lawrence Taylor's #56 October 10 Nobel prize for physiology awarded to Alfred Gilman and Martin Rodbell October 10 Value of Russian ruble decreases, 3081 rubles per dollar October 11 Russian ruble decreases to 3,926 rubles per dollar October 11 Space shuttle STS-68 (Endeavour 7), lands October 12 Contact with Venus orbitter Magellan broken October 12 Iranian Fokker's F28 explode between Isfahan and Teheran: 66 killed October 13 Earliest start of Sheffield Shield season (Queensland vs. Tasmania) October 13 Nobel prize for literature awarded to Kenzaburo Oe October 14 Nobel Prize awarded to Yasser Arafat, Yitzhak Rabin and Shimon Peres October 14 Space probe Magellan burns up in atmosphere of Venus October 15 Botswana President Ketumile Masires BDP wins parliamentary election October 15 President Jean-Baptiste Aristide returns to Haiti October 16 Raul Julia, actor (Addams Family), suffers a stroke October 17 Beth Daniel wins LPGA World Championships of Women's Golf October 17 Billy Joel performs opening concert at Cleveland's Gund Arena October 17 Kapil Dev's final one-day international (v West Indies) October 19 160 killed at battles in Tsjetsjenie October 19 Palestinian bomb attack on bus in Tel Aviv, kills 22 October 21 Hana bridge is Seoul Korea crashes, 32+ die October 21 North Korea signs pact to end their nuclear projects October 22 "Philadelphia, Here I Come" closes at Criterion New York City after 52 performances October 22 Statue of Sam Houston unveiled in Texas October 22 Tony Rominger bicycles world record time (53,832 km) October 23 3rd Solheim Cup: U.S. beats Europe, 13-7 at Greenbrier WV October 24 Bomb attack on opposition in Sri Lanka, 55+ killed October 25 Susan Smith claims her 2 kids were carjack (she actually killed them) October 26 Jordan and Israel sign peace accord October 28 Japanese space probe Sakigake passes Earth for 3rd time October 29 Antonov AN-12 having an accident at Ust-Ilimsk Kaluga, 21 killed October 29 National Museum of American Indian opens (New York City) October 29 New York Lotto pays $60 million+ October 30 Leftist coalition wins Marcedonia parliamentary election October 30 Thomas Nicely reports bug in Intel's Pentium-processor on Internet October 30 U.S. wins Nichirei LPGA Golf International October 31 American Eagle ATR-72 crash down at Gary, Indiana: 68 killed November 1 Moslem fundamentalists in Mostaganem Algeria murder 5 children November 2 Benzine explosion in Dronka Egypt, 400+ killed November 3 Atlantis 13 launched November 3 Dutch and British astronomers find spiral nebula Dwingeloo 1 November 3 Space shuttle STS-66 (Atlantis 13), launches November 3 Susan Smith who claimed her 2 kids were carjacked arrested for murder November 3 Total solar eclipse in South America (4m23s) November 4 Soyuz TM-20 lands in Kazahkstan November 4 United Center in Chicago opens - Bulls beat Charlotte Hornets, 89-83 November 5 Horse Racing Breeders' Cup Champs: Barathea, Cherokee Run, Concern, Flanders, One Dreamer, Tikkanen, Timber Country November 5 Space probe Ulyssus completes 1st passage behind the Sun November 5 Tony Rominger bicycles world record time (55,291 km) November 5 Yak-40 accident in north of Peru, 8 killed November 6 24th New York City Women's Marathon won by Tegla Loroupe in 2:27:37 November 6 25th New York City Marathon won by German Silva in 2:11:21 November 6 Emomali Rachmonov recognized as president of Tadzjikistan November 6 Woo-Soon Ko wins LPGA Toray Japan Queens Golf Cup November 8 Cleveland Cavaliers 1st game at Gund Arena, lose to Hous Rockets, 100-98 November 8 Haitian government of Smarck Michel forms November 9 Chandrika Kumaratunga chosen 1st female president of Sri Lanka November 11 Bill Gates buys Leonardo da Vinci's "Codex" for $30,800,000 November 11 Progress M-25 launched to space station Mir November 13 Sweden agrees to join European Union November 14 1st trains for public run in English Channel Tunnel November 14 Space shuttle STS-66 (Atlantis 13), lands November 15 6.7-8.1 earthquake strikes Philippines, killing 45 November 15 "Glass Menagerie" opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 57 performances November 15 Helmut Kohl elected German chancellor (341-340 votes) November 15 Nepal Communist party Dutch Communist Party-UML wins election November 17 3rd Germany government of Kohl forms November 17 Irish government of Reynolds resigns November 17 "Sunset Boulevard" opens at Minskoff Theater New York City for 977 performances November 18 "Star Trek VII - Generations," premieres November 19 Aishwarya Rai, 21, of India, crowned 44th Miss World November 19 Sam's Town Bowling Invitational won by Tish Johnson November 20 "Flying Karamzov Brothers..." opens at Helen Hayes New York City for 50 performances November 20 Kosmos 2294/2295/2296 launches November 20 Patti Davis weds Paul Hayeland November 20 "Shadow Box" opens at Circle in Sq Theater New York City for 49 performances November 21 1st-class cricket debut of Andrew Symonds (Queensland vs. NSW, SCG) November 27 82nd CFL Grey Cup: British Columbia Lions defeat Baltimore Stallions, 26-23 November 27 Fire in disco in Fuxin, North-China, 233 killed November 27 Julio Maria Sanguinetti elected president of Uruguay November 28 Norway votes against joining European Union November 29 Seoul, Korea, celebrated the 600th anniversary of its founding November 30 Beatles' 1st album in 25 years, Live at BBC, is released in Britain November 30 Cruiser Achille Lauro destroyed by fire at Somalia, 4 die November 30 Man Mohan Adhikary sworn in as 1st communist premier of Nepal December 1 3 Seattle Seahawks injured in a car accident December 1 Cindy Crawford and Richard Gere announce they are seperating December 1 Ernesto Zedillo innaugrated as president of Mexico December 1 PTL leader Jim Bakker released from jail December 1 Rober Schumanns 2nd Symphony premieres in London December 2 Achille Lauro sinks off the coast of Somalia December 2 Andrew Lloyd Webber admitted to the hospital for ulcer treatment December 2 "Cobb" premieres December 2 Jury finds Heidi Fleiss guilty of running a call girl ring December 4 83rd Davis Cup: Sweden beats Russia in Moscow (4-1) December 4 "Angels in America-Millennium Approach" closes at Kerr after 367 performances December 4 "Angels in America-Perestroika" closes at W Kerr New York City after 216 performances December 4 Marta Figueras-Dottie/Brad Bryant wins LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic December 6 Maltese Falcon auctioned for $398,590 December 6 Orange County California files for bankruptcy December 6 Warner Brothers announces a 5th TV network to begin on Jan 11, 1995 December 7 5th Billboard Music Awards December 7 Radio personality Howard Stern talks a man out of attempting suicide December 8 Darryl Strawberry indicted on tax evasion charges December 8 Fire in cinema in Karamay China, 310 killed December 8 "What's Wrong With this Picture?" opens at Circle in Sq New York City for 12 per December 9 5m meteor 1994 XM1 passes within 100,000 km of Earth December 9 Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders resigns after masturbation comments December 10 60th Heisman Trophy Award: Rashaan Salaam, Colorado (RB) December 10 European Campaign against Racism "All different, All equal" begins December 10 Nobel prize awarded to Yitzhak Rabin, Shimon Peres and Yasser Arafat December 11 Kelly Robbins and Tammie Green wins LPGA Diner's Club Golf Matches December 11 Russian troops pull inside Tsjetsjenia December 13 American Eagle commuter plane crashes in NC, killing 15 December 15 John Bruton becomes Ireland's premier December 15 Liberia militia kills 48 inhabitants of Monrovia December 15 "Tuna Christmas" opens at Booth Theater New York City for 20 performances December 16 Davy Jones (Monkees), charged with DWI December 17 KLM's last DC-10 goes out of service December 18 "Comedy Tonight" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City for 8 performances December 18 Darryl Strawberry pleads not guilty on tax evasion charges December 18 General Hospital stars Kristina Malandro and Jack Wagner wed December 18 Norman, Couples and Azinger wins LPGA Wendy's 3-Tour Golf Challenge December 18 Socialist Party (ex-communist) wins Bulgaria parliamentary election December 18 "What's Wrong With this Pic?" closes at Circle in Sq New York City after 12 perf December 21 Bomb goes off on #4 train on Fulton Street New York City December 22 "Christmas Carol" opens at Richard Rodgers Theater New York City for 18 performances December 22 Italian government of Berlusconi resigns December 23 Baseball owners impose salary cap, fiercely opposed by players December 24 4 Moslem fundamentalists capture Air France pilot in Algiers December 25 "Comedy Tonight" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City after 8 performances December 26 Actor Jason Hervey (22) weds Kelley Patricia O'Neill (27) December 26 French commando's terminate Air France hijacking in Marseille December 26 President brother Roger Clinton (37) weds 8-mo pregnant Molly Nartin (25) December 28 Billy Ray Cyrus, Achy Breaky Heart, weds Leticia Finley December 28 Boon completes his 20th Test Cricket century (131 vs. Eng, MCG) December 28 Tammy Wynette admitted to the hospital with bile duct infection December 29 B737-400 flies into a mountain at Edremit East Turkey, 54 killed December 29 Bangladesh government of Zia resigns December 29 Billionaire J Paul Getty, Jr. marries Victoria Holdsworth on Barbados December 29 Last Dutch electro-magnetic telephone exchange shuts down December 29 Shane Warne takes a hat-trick vs. England at cricket MCG December 31 1st snowless December in Baltimore Maryland December 31 Anti Apartheid Group of Netherlands (AABN) disbands
